University Archives
& Special Collections
Using Our Collections
Archival
and Special Collections material may be consulted by all members of
the Dalhousie academic community and the general public. All users
are required to present a personal identification card. The department
has closed stacks, so no browsing is possible. Items requested by
researchers will be retrieved by a staff member and made available
for use in the supervised Reading Room. Researchers engaged in extended
work may place materials on reserve and be assigned a private research
carrel. Photocopying is permitted if the item is not too fragile,
and if it falls within the guidelines of Canadian copyright law.
Special Collections Research
Loans Policy
Only in special circumstances will non-circulating books with the
'SPCOLL' or 'SPCOL+' designation be loaned. Fragile items will not
be eligible for special loan. Normal special loans will be overnight
and up to a maximum to 48 hours. The special loans will be available
only from the DUASC Information Desk between the hours of 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m., Monday to Friday. A staff member must authorize the special
loan. A user may normally have only three items signed out on a
special loan at one time. A fine of $1 a day will be levied on overdue
items.
Special loans may include:
- material required for presentation in a specific
class by either students or faculty
- material required for indepth research purposes
by graduate students and faculty
- lengthy works required for indepth study and
unavailable elsewhere in Metro
The Head of Special Collections may authorize longer
loans in special circumstances, i.e. Christmas break. Special loans
of non-circulating material will be made only to holders of valid
identification cards from the Novanet
libraries, and all Dalhousie students, faculty and staff.
Off-campus borrowers are not eligible for special loan.
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